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Maggie and Billy have been married for over forty years but Maggie is now ill and riddled with pain. She is preparing to take her own life, before the illness takes over completely. Billy is complicit in her plan and has been stockpiling her medication in preparation. During the final week of her life, the memories of the past have invaded the present and they have been reflecting on their life together. They were unable to have children, which has left a huge hole in their lives. Here, they
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START: Billy: When people ask us--
MAGGIE: When people ask us--
Billy: How did you two--
Maggie: ...meet?
Billy: They want a story, a good story.
Maggie:So together, over the years, we have built ours.
[... …]
END: Billy: The boy we once knew.
Maggie: And they thanked us, unsure at first, smiling. But in the end--
Billy: They said yes.
Maggie: And why?
Billy: And we said--
{Billy and Maggie look at one another. Maggie smiles.]
Maggie: ‘Why not?’
Abi Morgan, Lovesong, Oberon Books, electronic edition, 2012, pp.73-76
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